[Math] The cardinality of the set of countably infinite subsets of an infinite set

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Let $A$ be a set with card($A$)=$a$. What is the cardinal number of the set of countably infinite subsets of $A$?

I see that this problem is equivalent to finding the cardinal number of the set of injective functions from $\mathbb{N}\rightarrow{A}$. I also know that the cardinal number of the set of bijections from $A\rightarrow{A}$ is $a^{a}$.

Hints and general heurisitcs would be greatly appreciated.

Best Answer

$A$ has $a^\omega$ countably infinite subsets, and there’s not much more that you can say unless you know something about the cardinal $a$. For example, if $2\le a\le 2^\omega=\mathfrak c$, then $a^\omega=2^\omega$. If $\operatorname{cf}a=\omega$, i.e., if $a$ has cofinality $\omega$, then $a^\omega>a$.

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